Yes, actually. My mind wanders and makes it difficult for me to fall asleep. Giving it a task like counting keeps it occupied but focused, so it doesn’t take as long to doze off. Sheep are a bit boring, though. I don’t usually count them anymore. I count tapirs or platypodes or hedgehogs. Sometimes, if I want to try for fun dreams, I count Robert Downey Juniors.

Nope. Fortunately i’ve never needed to go to such extents to doze off (except for VERY few cases), but honestly, i think counting sheep and trying to imagine each of them jumping over a fence or walking by is just too much effort late at night when you’re already tired as is.

I don’t think so. Counting something with your mind will stimulate your brain to become more active at sleep time(if you’re a serious counter). I think boredom is the aspect that contribute to your sleep in this sheep-counting method.

@MacBean not at all! I find the books i read to be very interesting. But no matter how interesting, if one is tired, one is tired and is gong to fall asleep sooner or later. Reading helps me do that, but only at night when i’m tired anyway. I don’t fall asleep reading during the day.

no. and I still don’t know why people keep doing that. it never works anyway.
I think I’ve tried more than once, but I actually remember only the first time. and some sheep after 489 I thought ‘ok and now I have to sleep’, but they kept on making noise. so I started counting t-shirts. that didn’t work either